1974 Topps #571 Rich Hand
About Rich Hand
Hand spent 1974 in the minors, going 3-8 with a 5.63 ERA for Salt Lake City and 2-3 with a 2.91 ERA for Pawtucket after moving into the Red Sox system. On October 15 he went to the St. Louis Cardinals as the player to be named later in the Orlando Pena deal. His #571 shows him with the Angels.
Rich Hand was a right-handed starter who pitched four seasons for Cleveland, Texas and California and went 24-39 with a 4.01 ERA in 104 games. A Seattle high school graduate, he pitched at the University of Puget Sound, earned All-America honors and finished 21-6 there. Cleveland made him the first pick of the 1969 secondary draft and signed him for $17,000. Manager Alvin Dark named him the third starter out of spring training in 1970, and he debuted on April 9, finishing 6-13 with a 3.83 ERA and 27 home runs allowed, ninth most in the American League. Arm trouble in 1971 turned a fastball pitcher into one who leaned on control and a changeup. He last pitched in the minors in 1974 and retired in 1975 with a sore arm. He stayed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in real estate and construction and served on the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association board.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 154 | 5 | 66 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #571 card?
It is card #571 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Hand of the California Angels.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.